Watch: Truck nearly runs over a young girl after she gets off the school bus

Minnesota public safety officials want everyone in the state to watch a "disturbing video" captured by a school bus dashcam in Rosemount.

It shows an 11-year-old girl coming within mere feet of being run down – and very likely killed – by a pickup truck after she stepped off her bus to go home:

The State Patrol credits the bus driver's "quick actions" with alerting the girl to the oncoming danger, and helping avoid serious injury or death.

The video is from last December, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety told GoMN, but they couldn't release the footage until the case had been closed.

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The near-miss was not only a terrifyingly close call, but also a blatant violation of Minnesota law.

All vehicles have to stop for school buses when the bus driver activates the flashing lights and has the crossing arm fully extended, the law says.

But drivers frequently don't, leading to potentially deadly situations – including when a semi truck passing on the shoulder nearly killed a young student waiting for the bus (you can read that story by clicking here).

The school year got off to a rough start for two young students that were left at the wrong bus stops in Minneapolis. The first case happened Thursday where a pre-schooler left the school bus two miles away from her home at a homeless shelter. The second incident happened Friday where a girl in kindergarten was found wandering after getting off the bus despite a name tag that marked where the girl should have landed.